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- Self-monitoring security system w/ no monthly fees
- Home Security System Wolf Logo?
- HOWTO securely access your NVR on your Smartphone without using the hardware provider cloud (without VPN)
- High Quality and Discreet Camera
- Need Compatible Home Security Components For Old Alarm Panel
- Update to IPC-HFW4300S-V2?
- Adding Wifi Camera to Swann DVR?
- House pre-wired for alarm but no contact magnets on door/windows?
- Tuya Camera that can write to NAS share
| Self-monitoring security system w/ no monthly fees Posted: 24 Oct 2020 01:40 PM PDT Hey all, I'm looking at security systems and not finding anything that meets my exact criteria so far. What I'm looking for: 1) No monthly fees 2) Door alarms 3) Motion sensors 4) Ability to see a "history" from at least the last week 5) Possibly window alarms I don't care about cameras being attached to this, and I don't need cellular connection or any sort of monitoring. This is mostly to do things like alert us if the (young) kids start moving around upstairs and such. Or if they've gone outside when they weren't supposed to-- that sort of thing. Would also be nice in terms of remembering when I left/returned as well. I've used Samsung Smartthings for this in the past, but I've been unhappy with their app and their sensors "sticking" in a certain mode when they go offline. Simplisafe seemed like the perfect thing for me, but not being able to have any over-the-network access to it without the monitoring plan kind of kills that for me. [link] [comments] |
| Home Security System Wolf Logo? Posted: 24 Oct 2020 02:05 PM PDT Someone showed me a system about 6 months ago that I've been trying to find ever since. It has a wolf as a logo and for the hub you have two choices, white or black. I know that sounds vague but any help would be appreciated. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2020 04:14 PM PDT Hi, I see sometimes people wondering how to securely access their NVR or cameras on their smartphone (or from outside the LAN), without using the cloud servers from the hardware provider. Especially for Chinese brands that have built-in CCP backdoor... So here's what I did and why. First, I will assume that you have some knowledge on IP network, and on how to secure the NVR and cameras on your LAN (use the firewall to block both inbound and outbound traffic on router level, segregate on a separate VLAN if needed). What I wanted to achieve is the creation of a secure tunnel between my NVR and my smartphone, have an automatic authentication in order to make sure the smartphone is allowed (and possibly have several possible smartphone with each their own authentication), and have the tunnel working without the need to connect to my LAN (so not a VPN, just a tunnel on a dedicated port). To achieve that I used STUNNEL to create a double layered tunneling: one layer to create a secure TLS tunnel with a 2048 RSA key, and a second layer to have a client authentication with a 64 characters key dedicated to each smartphones. I used my home server, but it could work on a Raspberry Pi. I also use a dedicated NVR from the same vendor as the cameras, but it could work with a VMS (and even share the same PC as the VMS). 1/ Generate certificates and keys: You'll need to generate a certificate for the server. To do so, you can use the CLI commands: Those commands will generate a private key, then generate a certificate for signature request, and finally use that request to generate an self signed certificate for 10 years (you'll have to answer interactive questions to sign the certificate). Here the certificate is self-signed and it's enough since I check if the certificate is the correct one on the client side. Then generate a key for each clients: And put them all in a file "psksecrets.txt" with a dedicated client name: 2/ Server side: On the server side, in the LAN, you'll need at least to install STUNNEL version 5.09 or higher. In the "stunnel.conf" file, use a configuration like the following one that to complete the provided example: In that example, 192.168.1.123:34567 is IP and port to access the NVR (for me a Xiongmai NVR). 23456 is port used to chain the two tunnels. 12345 is the entry port for the connection, it's this port that need to be forwarded to the WAN. I filtered out the weak ciphers for the first tunnel. 3/ Smartphone side: On each smartphones, you also need to install STUNNEL version 5.09 or higher. With an Android smartphone, you can use the app called SSLSocks, it works great. In the client "stunnel.conf" file, use a configuration like the following one to complete the provided example: And in the client "psksecrets.txt" just copy the line for that specific client from the server file: In that example, your_domain_name:12345 is your domain name (it also works with your public IP) and public port to access the tunnel. 23456 is port used to chain the two tunnels. 34567 on the localhost (IP 127.0.0.1) is the port and IP to use by the smartphone CCTV app you use (for instance XMEye). You authenticate using the client_name_1 key. 4/ How does it work? The communication will work like that: <--> is traffic on localhost (internal to the device), <=LAN=> is LAN traffic, <=WAN=> is two layer tunneled WAN traffic, and [] is specific STUNNEL configuration steps. When you'll connect with the client to the first tunnel, you'll check if the server is the correct one (by checking the server certificate and comparing with a local copy of it, to avoid Man In The Middle) and establish a 2048 RSA strong TSL connection. Then the client will connect to the second tunnel using its key, and the server will allow that connection only if that same key is known in his own keys file. That way we first make sure the server is the correct one and establish a strong connection, and after we make sure the client is allowed and establish a less secure connection on top of the first one. Keep in mind the whole second connection is done through the first one, so it's VERY secure. The Android SSLSocks app works very well, and you can have it always ON from the startup in the background. The tunneling will establish on demand when you access the smartphone CCTV app: No need to activate/deactivate SSLSocks, it's completely transparent for the end user. And you won't be connected to your LAN like you would with a VPN. [link] [comments] |
| High Quality and Discreet Camera Posted: 24 Oct 2020 05:21 PM PDT My boss recently tasked me with finding a discreet camera with high quality audio and video capture. I believe the audio quality will be the most important part of the camera. I do have drop ceilings to work with as well as 2 computers in the same room that I could use as capture devices. He hasn't defined a budget and I'm sure whatever it costs will be more than worth it. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Need Compatible Home Security Components For Old Alarm Panel Posted: 24 Oct 2020 03:02 PM PDT Hello, I am currently renovating a condo that I recently purchased and I'm in the process of changing out the telecom wall plates (with proper structured wiring), replacing the old thermostat with a smart thermostat, and have a question about an old security system that was installed when the condo was built around 2003. I 'do not' plan on using the security system, but while I have the interior painted of my home, I want to replace the old 'yellowish' components (keypad, motion detector, and siren) after they finish patching holes and painting. If you look at the attached photos of the existing alarm panel and system components, are there any recommended components (keypad, motion detector, and siren) that will work with my system? I want to make these available to the next renter, or possible owner. All of these components have a hard wired connection back to the panel. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2020 11:43 AM PDT Is there a FW version that can run on this unit beyond the 2014-11-03 version? I've tried updating several versions but upon upload, the camera reports file unmatch and reboots (similar to those experienced in THIS thread). [link] [comments] |
| Adding Wifi Camera to Swann DVR? Posted: 24 Oct 2020 07:46 AM PDT I have a Swann security camera kit with 6 wired cameras and a DVR. I had an older Swann kit at my old house and I remember in the computer software, I could manually add cameras via their IP (even though they weren't Swann). I have a Littlelf wifi camera I bought to monitor indoors, and am wondering how I can go about adding it (if possible) to the Swann DVR? Would I have to use a different software? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| House pre-wired for alarm but no contact magnets on door/windows? Posted: 24 Oct 2020 07:27 AM PDT I just moved into a house that had been pre-wired for an alarm but it was never used. I can see there are recessed contacts in the door jabs and window frames, but I can't find any magnets or anything on the windows or doors themselves. Is this common? Do I need to add magnets? [link] [comments] |
| Tuya Camera that can write to NAS share Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:58 AM PDT I discovered a xiaomi cam that can write to a NAS share. It just opens the drive and writes to a folder like an sd card. It doesn't use the NAS IPcam support or the synology licenses etc. The rest of my home is Tuya, I wondered if any similar thing exists in the Tuya world. I'd rather not deal with xiaomi the chn server and its app. [link] [comments] |
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